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Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works | Lex Fridman Podcast #129

Lisa Feldman Barrett is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and author.

Lex FridmanhostLisa Feldman Barrettguest
Oct 4, 20202h 20mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released
October 4, 2020
Duration
2h 20m
Channel
Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Lisa Feldman Barrett is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

EPISODE LINKS: Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain (book): https://amzn.to/2Sp5ar9 How Emotions Are Made (book): https://amzn.to/2GwAFg6 Lisa's Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFeldmanBarrett Lisa's Website: https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:45 - Are we alone in the universe? 4:13 - Life on Earth 9:05 - Collective intelligence of human brains 17:53 - Triune brain 24:03 - The predicting brain 31:58 - How the brain evolved 37:58 - Free will 46:51 - Is anything real? 59:23 - Dreams 1:05:11 - Emotions are human-constructed concepts 1:30:40 - Are women more emotional than men? 1:39:16 - Empathy 2:10:56 - Love 2:14:50 - Mortality 2:16:26 - Meaning of life CONNECT:

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  • Lex Fridman

    host
  • Lisa Feldman Barrett

    guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Lisa Feldman Barrett, Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works | Lex Fridman Podcast #129 explores Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett Redefines Emotion, Prediction, and Empathy Lisa Feldman Barrett explains the brain as a prediction and body-regulation machine rather than a stimulus–response device, arguing that it constantly uses past experience to anticipate and construct our perceptions, actions, and emotions.

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